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Joshua E. Stern, Esq. is the managing partner of Stern Mendez. As a dedicated family law attorney, his goal is to help families through difficult transitions and act as a source of stability throughout the legal process.. Whether you are preparing to marry or are leaving your marriage behind, Josh provides the legal expertise you need while lending an empathetic ear and remaining sensitive to the individual needs of each one of his clients. Because every situation is unique, Josh takes the time to listen to what his clients want and outline their options, so they know what to expect as their case progresses.

More often than not, the better position at the negotiation table is the product of an even better position at trial. Applying that theory through careful listening, extensive preparation, and aggressive litigation, Brett M. Buckley provides an individualized approach to each case and works tirelessly to achieve the best possible results for his clients in their divorce and custody disputes.. An associate attorney with Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP, Mr. Buckley represents business owners, executives, professionals, celebrities, professional athletes, people with multigenerational wealth and their spouses in divorce and custody disputes. Starting as a law clerk with the firm in 2011 and as an associate in 2013, Mr. Buckley concentrates his practice exclusively in the area of family law, including the distribution of multi-million dollar estates and complicated custody disputes.. A life-long Chicago-area resident who grew up on the city’s south side, Mr. Buckley attended Mount Carmel High School, earned his Bachelor’s Degree from North Central College in Naperville, and earned his Juris Doctor from the John Marshall Law School. While in law school, Mr. Buckley focused his studies on trial advocacy, alternative dispute resolution, and family law. During his final year of law school, he represented military veterans in their familial disputes on a pro bono basis through the John Marshall Law School's Veterans' Legal Aid Clinic.. In addition to his legal work, Mr. Buckley is the co-chair of the Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers' Section Family Law Committee and volunteers his time with the Michael Matters Foundation, a non-profit organization established for the purpose of raising awareness and funds for the treatment of glioblastoma brain tumors.

Why I practice family law: Family law is unlike other areas of law because the relationship between the parties often causes emotions to run high. No case is exactly the same in family law because we are dealing with real people and families. Parties need an attorney to assist them in navigating the law. I firmly believe in assisting my clients to achieve the best result possible given their individual circumstances so that they can move on beyond their divorce, child support issue and/or custody dispute. I work with my clients to learn about their goals and discuss what is best for their family now and into the future.

Jocelyn G. Wechter was born and raised in Lake County. She graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy. Ms. Wechter earned her Juris Doctor from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. She earned high honors and competed on Loyola’s Mock Trial team. Upon graduating from law school, Ms. Wechter clerked for the Illinois Appellate Court Justice and taught a high school law course in Chicago.. Prior to joining Denis M. Gravel & Associates, P.C., Jocelyn was an attorney at O'Connor Law Firm and Dworskin & Maciariello where she practiced personal injury law in Chicago. In 2018, Ms. Wechter joined our firm because she wanted to be more than just an attorney – she wanted to be a support system. Ms. Wechter thoroughly enjoys advocating for her clients and uses her caring, yet firm demeanor to obtain optimal results. She is a fierce, knowledgeable, and confident litigant inside the courtroom, while remaining a compassionate and empathetic ear to her clients outside of the courtroom.

Michone J. Riewer received her Juris Doctor from Georgia State University College of Law in 1996. She has been practicing law for over 20 years with experience in all areas of family and matrimonial law, including custody and visitation, maintenance, child support, financial issues, corporate valuations, pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, adoptions, post-decree actions, financial litigation and civil litigation. Ms. Riewer is a Lake County approved mediator. She also has experience in corporate law. Ms. Riewer is a member of the Illinois Bar Association, Lake County Bar Association, The Association of Women’s Attorneys of Lake County, Lake County Bar Family Law Committee, and the American Bar Association.

I have been practiicing law since 2008. Throughout the years I have gained a broad range of experience including divorce cases, estate planning, construction litigation, representing associations, collections, criminal cases, and real estate. The enjoyment I gain helping people through difficult time and decision keep sme motivated practice the law. Prior to entering the legal profession, I worked extensively in sports journalism.. My client's benefit from dedication, outgoing nature, experience, knowledge and communication skills.

We’re proud to announce that Jason Shore, divorce, family and immigration lawyer, joined Stern Perkoski Mendez as Partner on May 1, 2022.. Jason brings more than a decade of immigration law and divorce experience to our firm, as well as a wealth of knowledge to our clients. As a compassionate advocate, he focuses on ensuring children’s best interest in both family and immigration law cases. Jason also works as a Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) and provides recommendations to the Court for minor children during parentage (formerly known as custody) cases.. Jason recognizes that when people contact Stern Perkoski Mendez to dissolve their marriage, it’s not just a legal issue—but also a personal challenge. He’s a careful listener who is committed to understanding your situation and ensuring that you understand every step of the legal process as you separate from your spouse.. An expert immigration attorney and strong believer in immigrant rights, Jason also works with clients to obtain the documentation needed to live and work in the United States—including H1B, O-1 and F1 visas. His compassion and determination, along with his fluency in Spanish, make him an asset to each of his immigration clients.. Whether he’s working with a divorce client, on an immigration case or as a GAL, Jason’s biggest priority is keeping kids and families happy. We’re proud to have him on our team. Welcome, Jason!. Jason is accepting new clients for divorce and family law cases, as well as both family-based and employment-based immigration cases. If you’d like to work with Jason, please request a free consultation online or give us a call at. Jason can meet with you at our office in Oakbrook Terrace, via Zoom, or at another location convenient for you.

Lisa M. Giese is a licensed attorney concentrating in domestic relations and bankruptcy matters in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Will and surrounding collar counties.  Within the field of family law, Ms. Giese has handled a variety of uncontested and contested cases including pre-decree and post-decree divorce, child support enforcement, paternity and visitation matters, custody and removal cases, DCFS appeals, orders of protection, and disabled adult guardianships.  Ms. Giese is a zealous advocate for her clients and knows when a case should be settled and when it requires aggressive representation and litigation.. As a trained Guardian ad Litem with the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court, Ms. Giese has been appointed by the Court on numerous occasions to serve in that capacity and to make recommendations relating to custody, parenting time, and removal in accordance with the best interests of the minor children.  Ms. Giese has also served many years as a volunteer for the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program in Cook and DuPage County assisting the Court in complex abuse and neglect cases within the juvenile court system.  While in law school, Ms. Giese focused her studies in family law and earned her Certificate in Child and Family Law upon graduation.  Ms. Giese is an active member of the DuPage County Bar Association and Illinois State Bar Association and serves as a director for the DuPage Association of Women Lawyers.. Ms. Giese is also an experienced debtor’s rights attorney and is a regular advocate in bankruptcy, small claims and foreclosure court for families suffering due to the current economic state.  Ms. Giese helps homeowners analyze their current situation and determine whether a loan modification or bankruptcy can help them avoid losing their home in foreclosure.  Ms. Giese is also experienced in negotiating unsecured debts, including credit card, medical and IRS debt.. Ms. Giese’s experience with bankruptcy and foreclosure regularly aids her in her practice of family law, where the two fields often become intertwined.  If your current or ex-spouse has filed bankruptcy while you are in the midst of a pre or post-decree divorce case, or you yourself are considering filing, contact Ms. Giese immediately to determine what your rights and obligations are.

Jane E. Nagle is a founding partner of Nagle & Giese, P.C., and she concentrates her practice primarily in the areas of divorce and family law in DuPage, Cook, Will, Kane, Kendall, Lake and surrounding collar counties. Over the years, Jane has handled numerous pre-decree and post-decree divorce cases as well as paternity, child support enforcement, and contested cases involving the allocation of parental decision-making and parenting time. Jane is also experienced in handling chapter 7 bankruptcy cases as well as negotiating various types of unsecured debts, obtaining excellent settlements for her clients facing financial hardship.. Through her years of experience, Jane has developed the ability to determine the most effective strategy to help her individual clients reach their goals and desired outcomes in their cases. She understands that some cases require an aggressive litigation strategy, while others benefit from and are quickly resolved with skillful negotiation and settlement discussions. Jane is compassionate toward her clients as she helps them navigate through the litigation process.. Jane has been named an Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star for six consecutive years, a designation reserved for the top 2.5% of attorneys under forty years old in Illinois and was named an Illinois Super Lawyer in 2024 and 2025. Jane currently serves as the Chair on the Standing Committee on the Illinois Bar Journal Editorial Board, is on the board of the DuPage County Bar Association, is a member of the DCBA Bar Journal editorial board and the former Chair of the DuPage County Bar Association Family Law Section.  Jane is an active member of the DuPage County and Illinois State Bar Associations.. Jane received her law degree from DePaul University College of Law and graduated from Indiana University – Bloomington with her Bachelor of Arts in both International Studies and Spanish with a minor in Italian. During law school, Jane worked as an extern for the Honorable Judge Michael Panter in both the Domestic Relations and Law Divisions. Jane was a member of and associate editor for the DePaul Law Review in which she had an article published in 2012.

For over 40 years I have helped solve personal, divorce, family, and business problems for all types of clients. My law firm frequently represents small business owners, doctors, lawyers, engineers, accountants, other professionals and their spouses, partners and significant others. The office is conveniently located across the street from the DuPage County courthouse in Wheaton, Illinois.. The initial meeting is without cost or obligation, and is a great way to get your questions answered without any further committment from you. We work closely with several teams of business valuators, forensic accountants and certified fraud examiners to identify, correct and compensate fraud and selfish behavior by spouses, significant others and business partners. In court or out of court, we are prepared to address your concerns with a realistic and effective plan. Ready to talk?

Attorney Naveed Husain is the managing partner of Farooqi & Husain, LLC. He specializes in the areas of family law, estate planning, and business for clients in DuPage County and Cook County in Illinois.. Naveed’s primary area of practice is family law. He has handled a wide range of complex divorce litigations, including multi-million dollar marital estates, contentious custody battles, and issues related to international law and child abduction. He routinely assists clients in child support, child custody, father’s rights, and other related issues. He often uses his background in business, estate planning, and asset protection to approach divorce litigation from a unique and creative perspective.. Naveed is constantly innovating in the practice of law. Through the use of technology and other business disciplines, he is able to implement systems which allow him to complete matters for his clients more efficiently and at a substantially lower cost.. Outside of the area of family law, Naveed also works with a number of individuals, small businesses, and nonprofits. For individuals, Naveed is an accomplished estate planning attorney with a deep knowledge of the various tools and resources available to assist clients in preserving their assets and passing their assets along to the next generation at the lowest cost and lowest risk possible. For small business and nonprofits, Naveed routinely assists them in ensuring they remain in compliance with all legal requirements in their day to day business, plans ahead with his clients to avoid potential future pitfalls, and defends his clients vigorously if a litigation was to ensue.. Naveed couples his legal expertise with a broad knowledge of Islamic family law and Islamic estate planning. This knowledge provides him with a unique perspective to assist the Chicago Muslim community in understanding the intersection of law with their religious practice and achieving their goals in and outside of Court.. Naveed received his J.D. from Marquette University Law School and is admitted to practice law in Illinois and Wisconsin. He is often invited to give lectures, presentations, and speeches across the Chicago area on a wide variety of legal topics such as estate planning and civil rights.. Schedule your initial, $100 consultation today.

A founding member and managing partner of Buttitta Law Group, LLC, Dominic heads the litigation practice, handling both criminal and civil cases.  Dominic started his legal career in 2008 as an Assistant State's Attorney at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, Criminal Appeals Division, and quickly accelerated his prosecutorial career when he was appointed as an Assistant State’s Attorney with the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office in 2010.  While representing the People of the State of Illinois as an Assistant State’s Attorney, Dominic worked in the traffic, misdemeanor trial, felony review, and felony trial divisions, trying over fifty (50) cases to verdict before judge or jury.. In addition to handling misdemeanor and felony trial work, Dominic has further honed his litigation skills by actively representing clients in the Family Law and Child Custody arena.  Dominic has been consistently recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer, an Emerging Lawyer, and a Top 100 Trial Attorney in the areas of Divorce/Child Custody and Criminal Defense since 2017.  Dominic has also been actively involved in the yearly assessment of statutory changes relating to both the Illinois Dissolution of Marriage Act as well as the DUI statute since 2015.  As a Criminal Defense Attorney, and Family Law Attorney, Dominic can poudly state that he has tried well over one-hundred (100) cases to verdict before a judge or jury, making him profient to handle any matter brought to his office.. Dominic is uniquely qualified to handle a variety of legal disputes and strives to approach every case in a bold, aggressive, innovative, and no-nonsense fashion.  He makes it his mission to hold his opponents to their burden, whether it is proof beyond a reasonable doubt in a criminal case or proof by a preponderance of the evidence or clear and convicing evidence involving a civil dispute.. Dominic hails from a family of attorneys, including his two sisters, Angela Buttitta and Dominique Buttitta, who practice law in Chicago in the areas of Family Law and Estate Planning respectively.  For Dominic and his family, practicing law isn’t just a career, it’s a way of life.. Admissions / Certifications

Dheanna Fikaris strongly advocates for each client while handling every case with the delicacy it deserves. She will help you understand all options under the law so that you can find the best solution for your family.

When I started my own practice, my goal was to provide my clients with compassionate, competent legal representation, and open, effective communication. That was and continues to be my goal with each and every client. My practice focuses mainly on family law issues including divorce, parentage, child custody and support, post-decree issues, pre-marital agreements, adoption and guardianship and I am a trained divorce mediator. I also frequently represent clients in domestic violence and order of protection cases, criminal misdemeanor, traffic offense, and landlord/tenant cases.  The divorce process is emotional and life changing and the associated legal process can be daunting. My goal is to listen carefully to my clients, provide them with excellent legal representation, and ease the transition through the divorce process. My philosophy is to reach amicable solutions whenever possible in order to reduce stress, emotional strain, and litigation costs. However, amicable resolutions are not always possible. In those instances, as a trained litigator, my philosophy is to protect the rights of my clients and zealously advocate for their interests.I believe in educating and empowering my clients and assisting them in moving past adversity. I pledge to provide you with competent legal representation and open, accessible communication whether you are involved in a contentious or uncontested family law matter, domestic violence, order of protection, criminal misdemeanor, landlord/tenant or traffic offense matter. I provide a free 30-minute consultation. Please contact me by phone at or email.

Hannah concentrates her practice in the areas of divorce, post-decree, child custody and probate matters. While attending law school, Hannah spent two years working for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office. During this time, Hannah drafted numerous appellate briefs that were filed with the First District Appellate Court of Illinois, and tried over twenty bench trials within the Felony Trial Division under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 711. Understanding the emotional strain and the uncertainty of many of her client's situations, Hannah values her clients' well-being and works efficiently to settle conflicts outside of court, as well as resolving these conflicts through litigation. Every day, Hannah's main priority is to achieve successful outcomes for her clients.. Hannah is a graduate of The John Marshall Law School. As a student, Hannah was a member of the John Marshall Moot Court Competition team, finishing as an Octofinalist in the National Child Welfare and Adoption Moot Court Competition, and served as a Teaching Assistant for Legal Skills II.. Hannah is a member of the DuPage County Bar Association, the Illinois Bar Association, and the Chicago Bar Association.

Kyle D. Sellett is a Partner at Weiss-Kunz & Oliver, LLC, where he practices matters in Divorce & Family Law.. Mr. Sellett’s legal career began as a Creditor’s Rights attorney and eventually acting as a Supervisor at one of his previous law firms. During his time practicing in Collection Law, he routinely handled trials, hearings, and other contested matters. His experience in this field makes him an ideal option to handle any case where there are delinquent debts involved. Additionally, he is an experienced negotiator who has a history of settling cases with favorable terms for his clients. Mr. Sellett joined Anderson & Associates, P.C. in 2018 and was hired on as an associate attorney. In 2021, Kyle was promoted to Partner at Anderson & Associates, P.C. After Anderson's retirement in summer 2022, Kyle became a Partner at Weiss-Kunz & Oliver, LLC, a divorce and family law firm in Elmhurst.

I am a graduate of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a minor in Spanish. I then attended DePaul University College of Law and earned a Juris Doctor.. While in college and law school, I worked for the Lake County Planning Department, assisting the county planners in the future plans for Lake County, Illinois. During law school, I performed an externship at the United States Attorneys’ Office in Chicago where I prosecuted petty offenses and assisted in the prosecution of federal crimes. I also served pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 711 while in law school with the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office Criminal Division where I prosecuted traffic and ordinance violations and misdemeanor offenses as well as in the Civil Division.. After graduation from law school, I worked as an associate with the law offices of Block and Block in Chicago, Illinois, where my practice was primarily in the area of family law.. I was also the assistant Village Prosecutor for the Village of Wheeling, Illinois. As the Prosecutor, I appeared in court to prosecute all the traffic and ordinance violations and various misdemeanor charges on behalf of the Village of Wheeling. I prosecuted numerous driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drug (DUI) cases as well as driving while suspended or revoked, theft, retail theft, battery and various other criminal offenses.. From 1995 to 2011, I worked as a contractual Hearing Representative, and from 1996 to 2011, as Hearing Officer for the Illinois Secretary of State, Administrative Hearings Department.. In 1999, I became associated with Sidney H. Mathias, P.C. There I handled a wide variety of matters including divorce/paternity/custody related matters, traffic and misdemeanor offenses, DUI, driving while suspended of revoked, residential real estate matters and general litigation matters. I ran the law office while Sidney H. Mathias was in Springfield serving as a State Representative in the Illinois House of Representatives.. In 2005, I opened my own law office: Lisa L. Dunn, Attorney at Law.. In 2009, I qualified and finished the Boston Marathon, and did so for the 2010, 2012, and 2013 marathons.. I was a partner with Massucci, Blomquist, Anderson & Dunn in Arlington Heights, Illinois until 2022.. I currently manage my own practice, Lisa L. Dunn PC in Arlington Heights. I am an active member of several associations and participate in litigation workshops, event and conferences.

I am a firm believer that a person benefits greatly from having interests outside of their work. Those interests can certainly involve people with whom you work, but it is designed for fun and getting together with friends and family. I have a number of interests that I love to do: kayaking nearly every weekend on either the Chicago River or Lake Michigan (depending on the weather of course); cooking; and sewing.  A number of lady attorneys that I have worked with over the years fondly say that they learned everything that they know how to do as an attorney from their sewing training and skills. If you can tailor a suit, you can figure out how to manage just about any problem. It is all a matter of standing back and coming up with a plan first!